Human Companionship, Human Drain
started 1980, published 1981
Artist, American, born 1941
Printer, American, active late 20th century
Printer, American, active late 20th century
Publisher
Artwork overview
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Medium
lithograph on Rives BFK wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
sheet: 76.2 x 56 cm (30 x 22 1/16 in.)
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Accession
1988.74.36.5
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Catalogue Raisonné
Cordes 1989, no. 46
Associated Artworks
See all 8 artworksEight Lithographs to Benefit the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts, Inc.
Various Artists, Sam Francis, David Hockney, Jasper Johns, Ellsworth Kelly, Bruce Nauman, Robert Rauschenberg, Richard Serra, Gemini G.E.L.
1981
Lily Scent
Yasutoshi Ishibashi, Gemini G.E.L., Robert Rauschenberg, Anthony Zepeda, Krystine Graziano, Alan Holoubek
1981

Cicada
Gemini G.E.L., Jasper Johns, Chris Sukimoto, Christine Fox
1981
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 1988 by the National Gallery of Art
Associated Names
Bibliography
1966
Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 958.
1989
Cordes, Christopher. Bruce Nauman: Prints 1970-89. New York: Castelli Graphics, 1989, p. 122, no. 46.
2011
Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 36.20. http://www.nga.gov/gemini
Inscriptions
lower right in graphite: National Gallery B Nauman 81; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: BN80-946
Markings
embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: © Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Wikidata ID
Q74881691